Pubic lice eggs generally survive for 2 to 7 days after leaving the host.
Pubic lice disease is an infectious parasitic disease, mainly parasitized on the vulva and anus pubic hair, causing severe itching, the main transmission route is sexual transmission, the bed sheets and clothing contaminated by pubic lice eggs can also cause the spread of pubic lice disease.
Pubic lice eggs usually leave human skin and hair and survive for 2~7 days. Therefore, the clothes and bed sheets contacted by pubic lice patients need to be sterilized and exposed to sunlight in order to avoid the spread of pubic lice disease. Pubic lice need to be treated in a timely manner to prevent spreading to others. Generally, after shaving the pubic hair, topical application of tincture of bacitracin or benzoate emulsion is required, and sexual partners should also be treated together.
In conclusion, pubic lice eggs can still survive for 2~7 days after leaving human skin, and it is necessary to go to the hospital in time after discovery in order to avoid the delay of the condition.